†Swauka ypresiana Archibald et al. 2025 (damselfly)
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Insecta - Odonata - Euphaeidae
Full reference: S. B. Archibald, J. E. Evans, R. W. Mathewes and R. A. Cannings. 2025. The early Eocene Swauka ypresiana n. gen. n. sp., the oldest gossamerwing damselfly (Odonata, Epallagidae, Epallaginae) and first fossil insect described from the Swauk Formation of central Washington, U.S.A. Journal of Paleontology 98:1048-1052
Belongs to Swauka according to S. B. Archibald et al. 2025
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UWBM PB 56327, a wing. Its type locality is Swauk Pass, which is in a Ypresian pond mudstone in the Swauk Formation of Washington.
Ecology: fast-moving volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution: found only at Swauk Pass
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